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Columbus Blue Jackets Today

Brent’s blood-alcohol content well above limit

Dallas Cowboys nose tackle
Josh Brent was driving with a suspended license and had a blood-alcohol content
more than twice the legal limit at the time of the car crash that killed teammate and friend
Jerry Brown, according to documents released by police yesterday.

Brent, 24, was tested after the crash on Dec. 8 at 0.189 percent, well above the Texas limit of
0.08. The crash report also said that Brent was driving with an expired and suspended driver’s
license obtained in Illinois, where he pleaded guilty three years ago to driving under the
influence.

Brown, 25, was pronounced dead at a Dallas hospital. Brent was arrested and indicted on
Wednesday on one count of intoxication manslaughter. He faces up to 20 years in prison if
convicted, though he also could receive probation. He has been placed on the NFL
reserve/nonfootball illness list and won’t play again this season.

No court dates in his case have been scheduled.

• A high-school student and his family have dropped their lawsuit against a blogger and
anonymous posters to her blog site in a case that arose from online comments about a rape
investigation involving two Steubenville football players.

At issue were suggestions in those comments that the student,
Cody Saltsman, might have been involved in the incident. He was never charged. As
part of the settlement, the operator of the crime blog acknowledged that there was no evidence of
Saltsman’s involvement in the rape.

The two Steubenville players were charged in August with rape after a girl’s parents reported a
sexual assault to police.

• Hall of Fame catcher
Carlton Fisk pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drunken-driving charge, two months
after police found him asleep in his pickup truck in a suburban Chicago cornfield.

HOCKEY

U.S. opens play in world juniors with lopsided win

The United States defeated Germany 8-0 at the world junior championships in Ufa, Russia, behind
a goal and two assists each from
Alex Galchenyuk and
Riley Barber.

It was the first Group B game for the Americans, who are tied for first place with Canada, which
defeated Germany 9-3 on Wednesday. Russia is third after defeating Slovakia in overtime on
Wednesday. Germany is in last place.

The United States plays Russia today, and Canada takes on Slovakia.

• The NHL’s labor dispute is costing bars and restaurants near the TD Garden as much as $1
million for every Bruins home game that’s canceled, according to the Greater Boston Convention and
Visitors Bureau.

BASEBALL

Former Yankees star Matsui, 38, retires

Outfielder
Hideki Matsui announced his retirement after a two-decade career split evenly
across the major leagues and Japan’s Yomiuri Giants, according to a report from Japanese media
outlet Sanspo.

Matsui, 38, last played with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2012, but he was released in August,
appearing in only 34 games.

He arrived in the United States 10 years ago when he signed with the New York Yankees. In 10
seasons, he hit .282 with 175 home runs and 760 RBI.